The Folger Shakespeare Library is expanding the scope of its annual celebration of Shakespeare's birthday with new installations in its exhibition halls, performances, lectures, and a family-friendly ...

“Clear your calendars. Pocket your notes”: So begins a Rita Dove poem beside a new garden path that leads visitors away from the official world of Capitol Hill and into the soon-to-reopen Folger ...

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Folger Consort, the award-winning early music ensemble-in-residence at the Folger Shakespeare Library, announced its 2026-27 concert series today. The season ...

The Folger Theatre reimagines Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” as a love letter to D.C., transforming the Forest of Arden into ...

WASHINGTON — The Folger Shakespeare Library is reopening its historic home on Capitol Hill to the public on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, after a major three-year building renovation. The renovation will ...

Update: The Folger Shakespeare Library’s Capitol Hill building will not reopen until 2024, the library said Aug. 9. The exact date in 2024 has not yet been determined. Folger attributed the delay to ...

“This printing press,” says Greg Prickman of the Folger Shakespeare Library. “We had it built for the space, so it’s not an artifact. People can handle it, and it helps us tell the story of the book.” ...

The Capitol Hill landmark closed to the public in March of 2020, just before COVID caused everything else to close as well. But the $80.5 million renovation designed by the Philadelphia-based ...

The acclaimed actor, writer, and director will spend a week in Washington, DC engaging with the community and utilizing the Folger's collection WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Folger ...

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The Folger Shakespeare Library on D.C.’s Capitol Hill estimates it will remain closed into 2024 due to ongoing renovations, after originally planning to reopen in November. In a news release Wednesday ...